The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


serve Single Application - The
Hussars on Frolic-Anxious Green
vile Young Men.
GEORGIA
Macon wants to extend her corporate
limits.
Nilledgeville claims the taIlest young man
in the State.
Augustus policemen are thinking now of
their annual barbecue.
Several persons were FRUSTRATED by the
heat at Atlanta Sunday
Commissioner Henderson will address the
Button Agricultural Club July z.
Several marriages Of Greenville folks are
expected at not a very distant day.
The sportsmen of Americas have already
commenced to shoot young doves. IL is too
early.
There is a man at the lunatic asylum who
is over 40 years old and is less than three
feet high.
Mrs. Warren, widow of the late Gen. Eli
Warren, of Perry, died few days ago at
Hawkinsville.
The ninth annual commencement of Sa-
cred Heart Seminary viii be held at Sharon.
Ga, Friday, July l.
There are 1877 Smiths in Macon, not count
ing the blacksIniths, gunSiniths, tinsIniths
and all the other smiths.
Bradstreets reports Augusta real estate
sales for the first five months of 1887 at
s12S, 200 against Sl04, 500 for the same pc
Rod last year.
A rattlesnaks was killed near Sawyer's
Mill, Stewart county, a few days ago whose
caudal appendage was adorned with sixteen,
rattles and a collar button.
There seems to be universal disposition
among the taxpayers of Marshalville TO
build bridge across Flint river at the up-
per ferry by the town authorities.
There are eleven men, and perhaps more,
In Marion county who are over 50 years of
age. Out of this number there are three
over 50, seven over IS, and one 81 years old.
The Enquirer claims that Columbus has
sbrighter future than any other city in
Georgia. The editor of the Enquirer
probably has not been reading up on Savan-
nah statistics recently.
Marshallville Times: When the down
freight on Wednesday came to halt at this
place the engineer discovered he was minus
his cab, and went back to look after it. It
was found few miles this side of Fort
Valley.
Mark Silvers is having plans drawn for
an elegant and conlmodious edifice to be
constructed in Augusta on the corner Of
Washington and Broad streets. 1t will
49, $500 ~S%~~%S 40 49, NANy NcA OS@NbJ oiAd
elegance.
Washington Chronicle: Judge Seay
bound over a negro Thursday evening for
cruelty to animals. The negro was hauling
a load of wood to town with some oxen,
and seems to have beat one badly. The OK
died on the street.
On the Fourth of July the Augusta Land
League viii continue their excellent custom
Of giving grand picnic at the platz.
comfort Of those present viii be secured and
a glorious time is anticipated. .a
Macon is making extensive preparations
TO entertain the people of Jasper and Jones
counties, who are expected to go down the
Covington and Macon railroad on big ex-
cursion in few days. Macon will do her
best tomake their visit a pleasant one.
The Neto Era says that "the girls of Tai
bottom are growing finely" while it has only
this for the boys: What to do with the
small boy is the great problem The bows
should retaliate by catching the editors
office cat and tying tin can to its tail
The need of route agent is badly felt
along the line OF the Americas, Preston and
LuInpkin. Letters and other mail matter
sent from Lumpkin TO Richland and Pres
ton has to be carried by those stations on to
Americas, and then distributed and sent
back on the return train.
Capt Jack CARTRIDGE, with the city chain
gang, has just completed the big task of
thoroughly cleaning out Crawfish ditch. one
of the biggest institutions of the kind in
Augusta. The sewer extends through the
entire southern portion of the city and is
now in excellent condition.
1t seems that the MISSION of the little
brown jug is never entirely completed.
Saturday several wagon loads of them
were driven into the city from Crawford
. n
were quickly disposed of to those of our
merchants who handle the ardent"
Gibson Enterprise. Col James Staple
ton, of Stapleton, has several bales of cot
ton, it is said, that he has kept ever since
the war. He says he can keep cotton easier
than he can money, and as the staple ceased
long ago to lose in weight he may be said to
be saving as much money as the cotton is
worth.
Hands were at work Sunday building
Golfer dam at the Augusta factory in order
to work upon the gates. Others were also
seen cleaning out tine race leading to the
cotton seed mill. These are cases whore the
OK was in the mire. In both instances the
work had TO be done while the water was
shut of, which could not be done during the
week.
Work has been suspended in what is
known as the sold mill" of the Augusta
Factory, and some 125 looms are idle, the
cause Of suspension being the putting in of
new water wheels, the wear and tear of
years preventing the old ones from being
able to move the machinery with sufficient
force. 1t is thought the work will occupy
considerable time.
Charlie Walsh made things lively in Au-
gusta for while Sunday evening. Being
under the influence of liquor, he proceeded
TO demolish the furniture and smash up the
house utensils His wife endeavored for
some time to stay the demonstration, when
he turned upon her and struck her. This
being too much, she ran for policeman,
= and officer Kent arrested and locked him up.
The Daily Gazette, of Augusta, made its
appearance on Sunday and is a well-edited
and newsy sheet. II takes the United Press
dispatches and doubtless will be power
for Augustus good. It's advertising is fair
indeed to commence with and the enterprise
starts off under favorable auspices The
MORNING News extends the kindliest greet
ing to the Gazette, and wishes it a long life.
Marshallville Times: On Tuesday, near
Oglethorpe, horrible death occurred by
the burning of a little 3-year-old negro
child of Ike and Annie Higgins. The child
was left with an older brother, who built a
fire to cook dinner, and left for a little while
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